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* mi M. DWINELL, proprietor. NEW SERIES, “ WISDOM, JUSTICE, AND MODERATION.” FOUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM. ROME, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY «, 1875. VOL. 14, NO rates of subscriptions. kor tiik weekly. $2 00 y ,a ' I 00 ; Six month!;... 60 Throe monies j FOR THE TRI-WEEKLY. $4 00 ! )ne year,- 2 00 I ■ hr «o Mouth! 1 u " If not paid strictly in advance, the pr.ce ol r,i! Weekly Courier will he $2 00 a year, and " lor8 ’ on “ co >’ J ' wi " hc ,ur ‘ ni.hed Free. ' kb- Till! Counixn wa« established in 1843, and haflftiarge and steady circulation In Ohen.ke Georgia, and is the best advertising medium in this section. CONTRACT RATES OF ADVERTISING. One square one month... $ * 00 One square three months... » ®“ One square six months......... i 2 00 One square twelve months...... 20 00 Ine-fourth column one month 10 0° One-lourth columA throe months 20 00 Doe-fourth column six months.... 3S 00 One-fourth oolumn twelve monthe 00 00 One half column ono month. 20 no One-half column throe months 32 00 One-half oolumn six monthe.... M 00 One-halt column twelve month 104 00 One column one month.. 33 00 One column three months «0 »» One column six monthe........ 104 00 One column twelve months W0 00 ^T-The foregoing rates are for either Wocltly or Tri-Weekly. When published in both papers, 40 per cent, additional upon table rates. SHrawIcp’ Guide. United States Mail Line—The Coosa River Steamers! O N AND AFTER NOVEMBER 30, 1874, Steamers on the Oooea River will run as per schedule ae followe. supplying all the Pod Offices on Mail Route No. 31881 Leave Rome every Monday at.. 1 P- M. Leave Rome overy Thursday at...... 8 A. M. Arrive atUadeden Tuesday and Friday.. 7 A. M. Leave Gadsden Tuesday and Friday...... 0 A. M. Arrlreat Romo Wednesday andSaturday 6 P. M. nov28 J. M. ELLIOTT, Hen’l Supt. Rome Railroad-Change of Schedule O N AND AFTER MONDAY EVENING, May 24, the trains on thie road will run as follow* s Loavo Romo daily at... J*,}® J* JJ Arrive at Romo daily at «... J -0 F. M SATURDAY MOR.'IHG ACCOMMODATION. Leave Rome every Saturday (only)... 7.35 A. M Arrive at Rome 11.45 A. M The evening train makes close connection nt Kingston with Western nnd Atlantic Railroad for Atlanta ana all points South, and at Rome with Selma, Romo and Dalton Railroad for Selma and points beyond. The Saturday morn ing train connects at Kingston with tlio Western and Atlantic Railroad Northward and South wa'd bound trains. C. M. PENNINGTON, Supt. Georgia R, R., Augusta to Atlanta D ay passenger trains on Georgia Railroad, Atlanta to Augusta, run as below: uoares Augusta at 8.45 a.x Lsavce Atlanta at 7.00 a.x Arrlvos Augusta at. 3.30 p. is Arrive! at Atlanta at 5.45 p. x Night Passenger Trains ns follows: L saves Augusta at-. ,...8.15 p. x Leaves Atlantaat 10.50 p. x Arrlvss at Augusta 8.15 a. x Arrives at Atlantaat 8.25 a. x Accommodation Train as follows : Leaves Atlantr 5 00 P. M Loaves Covington 5 50 ArM Arrives Atlanta 8 16 A. M Arrives Covington 7 30 P. M The Selmai Romo & Dalton Railroad T p.ains will run as follows over this Road, commencing Monday, May 24,1876t MAIL TRAIN DAIIY— NOnTD. Leave Rome..* 6.10 P, M Arrive at Dalton 8.24 P. M Making close connections at Dalton with the Bast Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, end Western and Atlantic Railroad, for all Eastern and Western cities, aud all Virginia Springs. MAIL TRAIN DAILY—SOUTH. Leave Dalton jfr. 6.00 P. M Arrive at Romo 9.1 U P. M Arrive at Calera 6.40 A. M Arrivo at Belma 10.20 A. M Making eloso connections at Calera for Mont gomery and points £outh» and at Selma with Alabama Central Railroad for Mobile, New Or leans, Meridian, Vioksburg, Jackson, and points South in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Sleeping Ca s on all trains. M. STANTON, Gen. Supt., BAY KNIGHT, Gon. T. A P. Agent, W. 8. CRANE, Agont, Rome, Oa. Western & Atlantio Railroad and its Gouueotious. “ KKISriVESA.'W ROUTE!” The following achedulo takes offset May 23, 1875 NORTHWARD. No. I No. 3 No. 11 heave Atlanta... 4 10 pm... 7 00 am... 330 pm arrOurteraviUe.. 614pm... 022 am... 719 pm ArrKingston 6 42 pm... 966 am... 821 pm 7 rr Lalton 8 24 pm...11 64 am...1118 p ra Arr Chattanooga.10 26 p m... 1 66 p ra. SOUTHWARD. No. 3 No.l No. 13 Lvo Chattanooga 4 00 p m... 5 00 am.. i (Dalton.... 641pm... 701am... lOOain Arr Kingston 738pm... 0 07 nm... 410am Air Carterivtlle . 812pm... 042 am... 51Sam ArrAltanta 1015 pm...1200noon.. 0 30 am JMtaw Palaco Care run on Noe. 1 and 2 n W ?? D ^ 8W Orleans and Baltimore, tullman Palace Cars run on Noe. 1 and 4 "*«« Atlanta and Nashville. “ p » ls0 ® Care run oa Nos. 3 and 2 I’ltween Louisville and Atlanta. MioS* ?? change of oars bo’.wocn Now Orleuns, uyhlle, Montgomery, Atlanta and Baltimore, and °"ly one change to Now York. leaving Atlanta at 4.10 P. M. ar- l «r at 4 00 P Yf ** ,80tm< * nfWrnoon tberoaf- vari™^ r i* on Tick ®'* ho the Virginia Springs and "ummer Resorts will bo on sale In New StraiH,®' Montgomery, Columbus, Macon, au * d, “- “ Fir^f-: * whole car through to the ireuti.- ®Pvlnge or to Baltimore, should ad- undersigned, for a-lV C0 , n 4*®pl»tlng traveling should send :n» a-i? p 7 Kcnncsaro Route Gazette, cot tain- ““hodulee, etc. -*“Aik tor tickets via *• Kennesaw Route.” Q.nM w B - W. WRENN, Tick81 A **- Atlantic,Gs. A Voudou Orgie. 1 lie Celebration of St. Ji lin's live by tlio Heathen Negroes of Southern l.miislana N. O. Picayune, 25th | As already mentioned in Thursday morning’s Picayune, Voudouism hero is slowly passing away, yet still enough votaries are found to make times rath er lively at the Lake End, and to give an exhibition, to say the least, both curious and disgusting. Leaving the city proper at a late hour, and arriving toward the lake on thcold Bayou St. John shell road, our repoitre was informed thht“the ceremonies” of this year were to tako place at the lake, and falling into a line of vehicles, a quick trip was made to where the black, sluggish waters of the bayou empty in to Lake Pontchartrain. Here had as sembled quite a party, numbering some hundred in all, who proposed to liavo a picnic, but the mosquitoes be ing a little too numerous, they were about breaking up, disgusted with the eve of St. John’s and its appropriate ceremonies. Beyond these, however, were scat tered along tlio luko shore numerous parties professing to be engaged in picnicing, and who passed away the night dancing and singing. At the Lake End proper matters ap peared oven duller than here, but after »long search it was elicited that the Voudou dance would tako place in a house selected for the purpose, away out in the lake and completely over the water. Hero were assembled some twenty- five colored men and women, with closed doors and windows,who were en gaged in some sort of dance. After a considerable parley, the dig nity of tlio Queen was so far modified as to agree that a certain number of spectators should bo admitted to the dance, on their agreeing to pay a small fee, 1 and be implicit in obeying her in structions and those of a sort of major domo, who presided over the festivi ties. Arrangements having been settled,the spectators were mysteriously ushered into a large room curiously arranged. A large white sheet was laid in the middle of the floor, in the centre of which was a pyramid, some five feet in height, of some kind of candy. Around this, in four separate piles, were fruit and flowers, and at each cor ner of the sheet were four bottles con taining perfumed water. Candles stuck in small glass candlesticks were placed at intervals on tlio sheet. On tlio top of the pyramid mentioned was a small covered hasketof paimeto,which was said to contain tlio voudou. At each corner of the sheet, and on tao sides, were seated alternately a man and woman, while in a corner on a box was the “Queen,” an immense “gombo” negro woman. On ono side of her were ten men, lenders of the ceremonies. One of these arranged the spectators who had been admitted. Causing all to seat them selves on the floor, he stated that it was necessary to hold their hands out in front of them and keep perfectly silent. This having been done, at a given signal the men and women seated around tlio sheet began a low, monoto nous chant, clapping their hands aud striking tlio floor alternately. This was kept lip some half an hour, when three oflthe men and two of the women rose up and commenced to dance aroud the sheet.' Suddenly, at a signal from the “boss woman,” one of the men took up one of tlio bottles, nnd after sprinkling the four corners of the room and each one of the spectators, drank a portion of its contents. IIo was imme diately seized with a sort of convulsion, laughed,screamed,foamed at the mouth, and leaped backwards and forwards on the floor like a demon. One of the women then took .a candle nnd passed it over his body liko a mestnerizer, when lie fell to the floor as if in a fit. He was lifted up, and shouting “In voudou, la voudou,” and the spectators were informed that he was bewitched. The Queen then ordered hint to go round and shake.hands with every ono, which lie did, rolling lys eyes, and shouting. In the meanwhile the singing and pounding on tlio floor had grown louder nnd louder, and was perfectly deafen ing ; the closed room was excessively warm and most of the spectators had reached flic fainting point, when, with a piercing yell from the whole asseni- bty, the man bewitched seized I lie small basket, and opening it, drew out n small gartersnake, which ho passed around his neck and over his bend, loamingattlio mouth and leaping about —tlio others rising and dancing. Another yell from the voudous loud er than before, a grand shriek and at another signal the lights were put out, the snake’s head was solemnly pulled, oft’ and thus ended tlio ceremony. The dovil, or fetish, being supposed to have been in the snake, and being thus killed ho was got rid of and his worshipers were free. It was daybreak, the sun was just rising, and cast its rays over the wa ters of the lako as the party broke up, satisfied with having in a Christian cornery at least spent ono night in heathenness. Presidential Pool-Selling. The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Star has this piece of information: Some of the gentlemen in ono of the principal social clubs in this city have organized a pool-selling meeting on po litical candidates for once a week until the Presidential nominations tako place. I was present at the last meeting, nnd it will bo seen from the betting how these people look at the chances of tlio many political candidates. For the Republican Presidential nomination the following names are entered: Grant, Blaine, Washburne, Wilson, Bristow, Butler, Jewell, Conkling, Lo gan, Morton, Fish, Judge Miller, Haw ley and Governor Noyes. Fifty-four pools have been sold up to date, with tho following result: Sevemcen, in which Blaine is elect ed as first choice; thirteen, in which Washburne is first; ten, in which Bris tow comes to the front; five, in which Morton leads off; three, where Grant has tho call; the same number in which Wilson is first, and three in which Logan is the leader. Tho others are all bunched in tho field. It will bo seon by this that Blaine, Washburne and Bristow are the favorites, and that there are still some who believe in a third term. It is said that Col. Brooks, the editor of Grant’s organ hold the three Grant pools, and is also iu many of the others with Grant as second or third choice. On the Democratic prospects the fol lowing entries arc made: Hendricks, Judge Davis, Tildon Thurman, Old Bill Allen, Bayard, Seymour, Church, Gov ernor Gaston, Charles Francis Adams and Pcudleton. In all the pools told, excepting seven, Hendricks was the choice, with Tildcn, Bayard and AdamB competing for second choice. In the seven pools carried against Hendricks, Judge Davis was tho choice in two, Til- den in one, Old Bill Allen in three, and Bayard in one. On tho fall elections in Ohio and Penn sylvania the Democracy were the favor ites, at slight odds on the former, nnd on tlio latter tho betting was even np. A bet of five hundred dollars even was made that if Noyes beats Old Bill Allen for Governor in Ohio, next fall, he will be tho Republican candidate for Vice President, nnd the Republicans will carry the Presidential election. The Public Debt. Itegiitar Monthly Statement —Decrease In June 81,431,310. Washington, D. C., July 1. — The public debt statement has just been issued, of which tho following is a recapitulation: 3 per coat, bonds $1,100,805,550 00 6 pur cent, bonds 607)132,760 00 Total $1,707,900,300 00 BEARING INTEREST IN LAWFUL MONEY, Lawful money debt $ 814,678,000 00 Maturod debt 11,425,820 60 BEARING NO INTEREST. Legal tender notes $ 375,841,CS7. 00 Certificates of doposit. 58,416,000 00 Fractional currency 42,129,424 00 Coin certificates 21,796,300 00 Total without interest..' $ 498,182,411 00 Total debt $2,232,248,531 00 Total intcrejt 38,647,566 00 CASH IN THE TREASURY. Cjin $ 79,864.410 00 Currency. 3,973,950 00 Special deposit held for redemp tion of certificates of deposit, as provided by law...... ...» 58,415,000 00 Total in Treasury M ..-$ 142,243,361 00 DEBT LESS CASH IN TREASURY. Debt Iosb cash in Treasury $2,128,083,726 00 Decrease of tho debt during the past month.. 1,431,249 00 BONDS ISSUED TO PACIFIC RAILROAD COM PANIES—INTEREST PAYABLE IN LAW FUL MONEY. Bonds issued to Pacifio Rail road Companies, interest pay- % able in lawful money, princi pal outstanding dobr .$ 64,623,512 00 Interest accrued and not yet paid 1.938,905 00 Interest puid by United States... 26,264 00 Interest repaid by transporta tion of mails, etc.. 613,411 00 Balance of interest paid by the United States 20,1:9,171 00 Tracy Titus, Mrs. Oates husband, is not reconciled with his wife as was rn- ponod. Their ways aro diverse—she comes East and he lias set sail for Aus tralia, New Zealand and Chinn. Atlanta Herald■ Mys. Wilson, nee Miss Augusta J. Evans, tho distin guished Southern authoress, together with her husband, Mr. L. M. Wilson, and her step-daughter, Miss Fannie Wilson, passed through Atlanta yester day, en route for their home in Mobile. Mrs. Wilson has been North after her daughter, who has just graduated, and for tho further purposo of seeing her publishers, Messrs. G. W. Carlton & Co., relative to tho publication of a noyol which she has just completed— having finished the concluding chapter whilo stopping over a few minutes at Niagara Falls, only a few days ago. Tho novel, as yet, has not been named, but will be revised and placed in tho hands of the publishers in timo for tho Fall trade. It is possiblo that this may be. tho last work of this famous authoress, as her husband is somewhat averso to her writing any more. Yet we opine there is a charm and fasci nation about writing novels, especially to ono who has been so eminently successful as tho authoress in question, that tho temptation to continue can hardly be resisted. Thenagain, theSouth can ill afford to lose from her slim roll of the literals one so pre-eminent as Au gusta J. Evnns. The Business Future: New York Horalil, June 28 ] There aro those who contend, and not unreasonably, that tho country is not in a better condition now than it line been for many months; that trade is dull; a long, hot summer is boforo us, and there is nothing especially en couraging in our present commercial surroundings. This view may be par tially true, but it is offset by so many practical facts the weight of testimony is in favor of the class who look upon the future hopeful. 1. The most encouraging reports have been received concerning tho crops in all portions of the country. Cotton is in fine condition; wheat and corn are flourishing; tho fruit and vegeta ble crops are unusually abundant; sugar and rice aro said to be looking well, and there is a prospect of a good market abroad. Under such promising conditions the country will surely not go backward. With good crops there ohould be a general business revival. 2. The price of labor is being grad ually reduced, thus enabling the man ufacturer to supply his products at lower rates. Cheap food and cheap manufactures lessen the cost of living and thus solve one of the disturbing problems of the day ; for by the equal ization of tho earning and producing powers a cause of discontent is re moved. 3. Money is abundant—too abund ant, in fact—and too much confined to tho financial centers. But we have passed through the worst of our dan gers, and, although confidence is a plant of slow growth, when it blooms again it will be to give a vitality to new enterprises, put in activo use our idle capital, encourage investment in what ever is cheap and possibly fruitful, and so start the country afresh upon its for ward march. _ A Mental Album. Col. Randall, the distinguished dillc- luntc of tho Augusta Constitulionalut, has seen a mental album, in which, opposite to the question, “ Who is your favorite character in fiction?” Alex. Stephens was written “ Rebecca, the Jewess!” Opposite to the same question Herschel V. Johnson has writ ten, “ I know nothing of fiction.” At which tho editor wonders how a Swedenhergiun should not bo a lover of fiction and of figurative writing. He says that Gen. Toombs is no reader of fiction. He says of him: “ In Gen. Toombs’ case, we opine, he has missed much by noglect of lighter literature. His fund of illustration, already large, would have been copious beyond measure had ho been less ad dicted to Gradgrind facts.” Of B. H. Hill he says: “ We are not so sure about Mr. Hill ns a reader or lover of romance, but aro inclined to think that ho has cultivated a moderate taste for what is classic and renowned in fiction. Traces of this are betiayed in his speeches and writings, and many of his strongest shafts of argument are barbed all the more victoriously with the wit of others, captured and made original by proper application.” He thinks Mr. Stephens has taken facts and fiction in proper doses, and says of him: “ However he may fall short of Judge Johnson or General Toombs in some particulars, he yields to no living man in sagacity, foresight, prescience or seorship; indeed, as a prophet of events he, perhaps, is une- qualed in tho wholo world.”—Atlanta Herald. Manufacturing in Columbus: Considering what she lost by Wil son’s raid, some twenty-five million of dollars, Columbus has made more per manent improvements than any city in Georgia. The only other city that lost heavily in Georgia is Atlanta, and sho has recoived benefits from the entiro State. Columbus, unaided and alone, hasr ebuilt mandatories which now run 35,000 spindles and 2,500 looms. The spirit of enterprise is still rife in the city. In two years or less a very largo establishment will be erected on the site of the burned Palace Mills. We have mentioned tho fact that a company had been formed to manufac ture clothing, and would probably em ploy seventy-five females. Another company has been formed to manu facture shirts of the finest material. Tho last will employ thirty-five females, also under tho superintendence of cut ters. These two companies aro expected in a short timctobcunder full headway. They will give better and cheaper arti cles than tho North and extend to the same timo. Such enterprises aro the salvation of tho South. She retains her money at home and gets better ar ticles, at the same time they give em ployment to hundreds of females nnd children. By the increase of such industries can Columbus become great and pros perous, and in solid improvements not a placo in Georgia has equalled ours since tho war,—Nun. 20lh A correspondence of the Atlanta Herald who has seen him, says that, “physiognomically, there is nothing anout Oliver Wendell Holmes to indi cate the possession of power.” Tho doctor is “a small, dapper gentlemen, with a small head perched upon small shoulders. Down about Atlanta no man is considered much of an intellect un less he is seven feet high and has a voice like a littlo Niagara.— Courier- Journal. Special Notices. Newspaper Advertising. Newspaper advertising is now rccognisned by bualnosa men, having faith in thnir awn wares, as the most offoolivo tnrans of securing fur Ibnlr goods a wide recognition of their merits. Newspaper advertising impels inquiry, and when the article offered Is of good quality and at a fair price, the natural results is increased ealre. Newspaper advertising is a permanent addi Man to the reputation uf the goods advertised, because D is a permanent Influence always at work in thoir interest. Nowepaper advertising is the most onorgotio enl vigilant ol ealesmen; addressing thousands each day, always in the advertiser’s interest, and ceaselessly at work seeking customers from ell classes. Newspaper advertising promotes trade, for even in the dullest times advertisers eeeure by far the largest share of what le being done.— John Manning THE ROME HOTEL, BROAD STREET, NEAR RAILROAD DEPOT (Formerly Tonnessea Houle) J. A. STANSBURY, - - Proprietor Rome, Georgia. M rim HOTEL 18 SITUATED WITHIN twenty steps of the railroad platform, and convenient to the busineu portion of t iwn. Servants polite and attentive to th-lr duties. fitr All Baggage handled Free oi Charge. *-*-*■ — ” — ol. febla THOMAS H. SCOTT. Olerk. THE CHOICE HOTEL, CORNER BROAD AND BRIDGE STREETS J. C. Rawlins, Proprietor. (Situated in tho Businois part of the City.) Romo, Georgia. ^B-Pneoongore taken to and from tho Depot free of charge. ARTHUR FORT, Clerk. ianl7i H. D. COTHRAN, C. O. STILLWELL, President. Cashier. ISAAC C. OGDEN, Jr., I Viao-Fresidects, A. THEW H. BROWER, ( New York. BANK OF ROME, ROME, GEOflGIA. Authorised Capital, - - • $500,000 Subscribed Capital, ... 100,000 Colleetioni made in all accessible points and proceeds promptly remitted. Exchange on all principal cities bought and eold. Loans made on flrXt class securities. Correspondent! OGDEN, BROWER A CO., Bankers, New York. »pr7,twly THE EASTMAN ATLANTA BUSINESS COLLEGE Hat points of superiority over any other similar institution in tho Scutbern States. 1st. It Is the only institution conducted on the y^CTUAL j3lJSINESS ^LAN IN THE SOUTH. 2d It is presided over by men who have had veare oi experience os PasonoAL Bcaittxai Hex, Acuodstaxts and Tkaobim. 3d. The ooet for completing a Courie oi In struction at this Institution is less than at any other eimllur Institution in the United States. THE C0LLEQE JOURNAL, Containing fall Information of the conrso of In struction, will be mailed free to any oae, by ad dressing DETWILER& MAGEE, mar2-tw-ly. P. O. Box 388, Atlanta, Ga. MEMPHIS & CHARLESTON R.R., The Shortest, Quickest & Best Between the East and Sontheut, and West and Southwest. IT IS 73 MILES SHORTER AND 6 HOURS QUICKER. Tbit is the Route for all going to Memphis, Little Rook, Fort Smith, Hot Springe, Texarkana, Marshall, Dallas, Palestine, Hearn, Houston, Weoo, Austin, Galveston, San Antonio, St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, Denver, Ssn Francisco,or any point in Wost Tennessee, or on Mississippi, Arkansas or White rivers. See that Your Tiokets Read via. Memphis & Charleston R, R, before paying for them, or etarting on your journey Apply to M. S. JAY, G.T. A P. A., JNO.O.PRINTUP, Memphis, Toon. Ticket Agent, Rome Ga. nayl3,twly I. D. FORD. M. DWINELL. COPARTNERSHIP. FORD &1DWINELL, Real Estate Agents. T HE UNDERSIGNED HAVE FORMED A copartnership, under the firm name and stylo of Ford & Dwinell, for tho purpose of buying and selling real estate, or renting prop* erty on commission. Orders to buy or sell wild lands or improved property in upper Georgia are solicited. I. D. FORD, M. DWINELL. Rome, Ga., May 20, 1875. — tw-wtf BiDsriisraER’s Olcl London Dock GIN. E specially designed for the use of the Medical Profession and the Family, possessing thoso intrinsic medicinal properties which belong to an Old and Pure Oin. Indispensable to Females. Good for Kidney Complaints. A delicious Tonic. Put up In cases containing ono doien bottloc naob, and sold by all druggists, grocers, eto. A M. BININGER A CO., established 1773, No. IS Beavir 8treet, Now York. HOLMES A GORDON, Agents, may32,twSm Roma, Go. WHITELEY’S OLD RELIABLE LIVERY STABLE! W. L. WHITELEY, Proprietor. -JOML , KEEPS CONSTANTLY t)N Tenp^rtp' bend to hire, Good Horsos nnd HSrAZJS/— Excellent Vehicles. Splendid accommodation, for Drovers and others. Hones, Csrriegos, and Buggies always on hand for sale. Entire satisfaction goarsnteed to all who palronlos us. (cWl.twly THE ROME COURIER! • PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND TRI-WEEKLY. Established in 1843. T HE LONG-ESTABLISHED REPUTATION of THE COURIER as a first-class journal has given it a wido circulation in Cherokee Georgia, and an influenco and position not eur- f ussed by any paper in this region of tho State. t has always boon a bold and determined de fender of the rights of the people and tho advo cate of tho Interests of thie section. • ITS POLITICS. Whilo THE COURIER is thoroughly Demo- cratie, it has never surrendered Its right to oondemn all impolitio measures whether they originate with Us own party or that of the oppo sition. No paper oan be truly Democratic that is not truly Independent. To be merely partisan is descending to a level of subserviency THE COURIER will never sloop to. Fealty to the Demooratio party is based on the principle that tho Democratic party shall be true to tho People—that the machinery of its organization shall be controlled by the people, and not by trioksters and office-seekers who may desire to use it for selfish purposes and for the promotion of the aspirations and intrigues of rings and cliques. AS A NEW ,PAPER, THE COURIER will be found equal to that ol any journal In tho Btate with the same advan tages os to its location and field of labor. No pains will be spared to collate such i ecord ol passing events as to give its retders a general idea of tho enrrent news of tho day, and to keep them posted on all matters affecting their rights and interest!. AS A FAMILY JOURNAL. THE COURIER will contain every week ■elec tions from literary writers ae will make it a favorite in the family circle. Short stories end humorous paragraphs will be found in each number ae a diversion to the general reader. THE MAMMOTH WEEKLY. This is a large and well-filled paper of thirty- two columns — not more than seven or eight columns being given to advertisements. This it made up from the tri-weekly editloas, which, when put together, presents a larga mass oi the choicest reading—politics, the nows, literature and local intelligonoo—giving each woek tw. n- ty-four or twenty-fito columns of solid reeding. The Weekly is especially a fitet-class journal. To tike I?iYblic. With an increaao to Its already large circula tion, we hope to make THE COURIER come up to the highest standard of journalism, and to make it popular among the people everywhere. Therefore, wo hope our frionds will speak a good word to thoir neighbors for THE COURIER whenever they otn consistently do so. JST- Ordors for tho papor should bo ad dressed to M. DWINELL, Proprltor. JOB PRINTING I FINE PRESSES! NEW TYPE! GOOD STOCK! CORRECTNESS! NEATNESS! DISPATCH! THE ROME COURIER JOB ESTABLISH* MBNT is prepared to execute, on short notice and at reasonable rates, all kinds of letter press printing in neat and workmanlike style, insuring CORRECTNESS nnd GENERAL SATISFAC TION to all who may desiro WORK DONE WELL AND AT HOME I Every effort will bo mado to satlify tho most fastidious and -exacting taste, whether In , Plain or Ornamental Printing! Our prices shall be as low as good end faithful work will allow, and the time and materiel necesiary to execute it in a workmsri'- manner. We respeotflilly solicit a share ol the palranagu of Rome and surrounding country in this line, eatleBed that we are able to give satisfaction to all reasonable persons, Give us a trial aud let us show that wo can do as well by onr customers as others abroad Will do for them. LEGAL BLANKS! — OF— EVERY DESCRIPTION For Sale AT THE OFFICE OF The Borne Courier T O THE LEGAL PROFESSION. MAGIS TRATES, Ordinaries and Officers of Court, Tnx Roxb Courier offers a fall line of Legal Blanks, consisting of— Affidavits to Foreclose Faotors’ Liens, Deeds in Feo Simple, Bonds for Titles, Mortgages, Affidavits and Wan ante, Peace Warrants, Commitments, Bonds to Prosecute, Search Warrants, Indictments, Bench Warrants, Magistrates’ Sammons, Fi Fai, Apposl Bonds, Garnishment Affidavits and Bends, Summons of Garnishment, Attachments, Attachments under tho Law of 1871, Possessory Warrants, Distress Warrants, * Affidavits to Foreolose Mechanics’ and Laborers’ Lien, Deo’arations on Notes and Accounts, Assumpsit (common law form), Subpoenas, Commissions for Interrogatories, Jury Summons. Claim Bands. Ropier j Bends, III Triage Licenses, Lettora Testamentary, Temporary Letters ol Administration and Bond, Letters of Administration Do Boois Non and Bond. Warrants of Appraisement, Letters of Dismission, Letters of Guardianship aud Bond. All orders will roceivo prompt attention. Ilf. 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